Every fan asks the same two questions in-season: who’s hot, and who’s ice cold? Baseball NUT answers both on the Trending page — the hottest and coldest hitters, pitchers, and whole teams over the last 7 days, ranked by NUT Score and updated every day. Below is how it works, plus a snapshot of the current board.

How we measure hot and cold

“Hot” usually means a gaudy batting average, and “cold” means a rough box score. The problem is that batting average misses walks, extra-base power, and the quality of the competition. NUT doesn’t. It rolls a player’s full production over the last 7 days into one number, park- and league-adjusted, on the same scale for hitters and pitchers:

Positive NUT = producing above league average (hot). Negative NUT = below average (cold).The further from zero, the hotter or colder the stretch. A hitter drawing walks and slugging doubles can rank ahead of someone hitting .330 with empty singles — because he’s actually creating more runs. That’s the whole point.

Teams work the same way: a club’s 7-day NUT is the sum of every hitter’s and pitcher’s production, so you can see which lineups and rotations are carrying a stretch and which are dragging.

Hottest players right now

Notice how the hitters aren’t just batting-average darlings — walks, power, and stolen bases all push the number up. See the full hot board →

Coldest players right now

Cold isn’t an insult — it’s a signal. A slumping star is often a buy-low in fantasy, and a cold arm is worth checking before you stream it. See the full cold board →

Hottest & coldest teams

A hot team with a cold rotation reads very differently from one riding its bats — the split tells you whether a run is likely to hold. Toggle to Teams on the Trending page →

How to use it

The Trending page is a fixed 7-day pulse with three toggles: Players or Teams, Hitters, Pitchers, or All, and Hot or Cold. Every row shows the production behind the number, so you’re never guessing why someone’s trending.

Found someone worth following? Tap the + on any player to add them to your free Player Tracker. Want a longer look-back than 7 days? The Stats leaderboards run 14- and 30-day windows and the full season. And to settle a debate, drop two names into the comparison tool.

The board moves every day. See who’s heating up and who’s slumping right now at baseballnut.app/trending.